Culture
YouTube threatens to censor video of a man in the US over an order from a Russian judge
Google says it violates Russian law.
Facebook censored UK Catholic charity
No explanation was given.
CBC producer quits, says broadcaster “embodied some of the worst trends in mainstream media”
Tara Henley is going her own way.
Facebook says permanent ban of conservative kids’ book publisher “shouldn’t have happened”
Heroes of Liberty had their account shut down.
Patton Oswalt feels the need to defend posting photo with Dave Chappelle after backlash
Oswalt was told by followers to delete the photo.
A single cruel tweet to a Northern Ireland politician has reignited calls for social media passports
Politicians want to be able to unmask who is behind a social media account.
BBC backtracks on Nativity! movie censorship
Select lines had been removed from the iPlayer streaming platform to avoid causing “offense.”
Royal Bank of Canada accused of denying mortgage to journalist based on political beliefs
The conversation was recorded.
Facebook says it was wrong to ban Canadian Conservative MP Mark Strahl’s Christmas message
“Sometimes our automated review systems get things wrong.”
UK gets massive free speech win as Court of Appeal rules police’s definition of a “hate incident” is unlawful and had “chilling effect” on speech
Occasionally the courts get something right.
